Nasser Hanna, M.D.

Dr. Hanna is a medical oncologist at Indiana University with a focus on lung cancer research. He is a core committee member of the ECOG thoracic committee, co-leads the lung cancer working group at IU, and leads the VA lung cancer research program.  

He has authored over 60 manuscripts in the last 8 years primarily in the field of lung cancer.  Dr. Hanna's special interest is in tobacco education and teaches medical students and residents as part of their curriculum. 

Dr. Hanna co-founded Cancer-Free Lungs, which has raised money and awareness about lung cancer and also developed a tobacco education program for kids; He is married to his wife, Amy, who is the President of Cancer-Free Lungs and has 3 children: Nick, Reece, Erin.

IUSCC Website Bio

 

Community Activities 

Board Affiliation

Cancer-Free Lungs; Hoosier Oncology Group; Wellness Community

Community Involvement

Founder, Cancer-Free Lungs; speaker and Board member of the Wellness Community

Specific Areas of Interest

Lung Cancer, Tobacco control

Past Leadership Office(s)

Chairman, Hoosier Oncology Group; Chairman, IUPUI IRB-02

Volunteer Experiences

Relay for Life, speaker 2008, 2009

 

Education

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

M.D.

Medicine

1995

St. Louis University

B.A.

Biology

1990